"Make a left at the rock that looks like a bear, then a right at the bear that looks like a rock." Chief Wild Eagle, F Troop
Just start with a good atlas and make up your own "bears" and "rocks"!
In no time you'll have memorised:- "it's two thirds of the way from that star to that other star, then up a bit."
I never have got the north, south, east, west directions sorted out when I'm looking up
I better try harder.